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Chapter 5

           

           “SohaveImine,”shereplied;afterwhichsheadded:“Whatishelike?”

           “I’vebeendyingtotellyou.Buthe’slikenobody.”

           “Nobody?”sheechoed.

           “Hehasnohat.”Thenseeinginherfacethatshealready,inthis,withadeeperdismay,foundatouchofpicture,Iquicklyaddedstroketostroke.“Hehasredhair,veryred,close-curling,andapaleface,longinshape,withstraight,goodfeaturesandlittle,ratherqueerwhiskersthatareasredashishair.Hiseyebrowsare,somehow,darker;theylookparticularlyarchedandasiftheymightmoveagooddeal.Hiseyesaresharp,strangeawfully;butIonlyknowclearlythatthey’rerathersmallandveryfixed.Hismouth’swide,andhislipsarethin,andexceptforhislittlewhiskershe’squiteclean-shaven.Hegivesmeasortofsenseoflookinglikeanactor.”

           “Anactor!”Itwasimpossibletoresembleoneless,atleast,thanMrs.Groseatthatmoment.

           “I’veneverseenone,butsoIsupposethem.He’stall,active,erect,”Icontinued,“butneverno,never!agentleman.”

           Mycompanion’sfacehadblanchedasIwenton;herroundeyesstartedandhermildmouthgaped.“Agentleman?”shegasped,confounded,stupefied:“agentlemanhe?”

           “Youknowhimthen?”

           Shevisiblytriedtoholdherself.“Butheishandsome?”

           Isawthewaytohelpher.“Remarkably!”

           “Anddressed?”

           “Insomebody’sclothes.”“They’resmart,butthey’renothisown

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